Responsibilities
- Define and lead the graphic design direction across multiple simultaneous projects — establishing visual language, typography systems, color, composition, and overall design logic from concept through final delivery.
- Set and uphold the design standard at BGSTR, ensuring every project reflects a high level of craft, intentionality, and visual intelligence.
- Work closely with Creative Directors, Art Directors, and Motion Designers to ensure graphic design principles are faithfully and compellingly expressed in motion — informing how design systems behave, move, and communicate across time.
- Lead and develop the design team: provide clear, substantive creative direction; mentor designers at all levels; and build a culture of rigor, curiosity, and craft.
- Drive concepting and pitch development — shaping the visual strategy and design rationale presented to clients, and leading or co-leading creative presentations.
- Develop comprehensive design systems and brand language that are robust enough to scale and flexible enough to breathe across a wide range of applications and deliverables.
- Bring a typographer’s eye to every project — making decisive, considered choices about type that elevate and define the work, not just support it.
- Collaborate with producers to manage design timelines and ensure quality is maintained across multiple active projects without sacrificing depth or intention.
- Stay current with the evolving landscape of design, type, and emerging tools — including AI-assisted workflows — and bring an informed perspective on how new technologies can push the craft forward at BGSTR.
- Represent and articulate a strong design point of view in every room — with clients, collaborators, and the team.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in graphic design, with a portfolio that demonstrates mastery of visual identity, brand systems, typography, and design direction at a high level.
- A background rooted in graphic design — not motion — with a clear, developed point of view on what makes design work at its best.
- Exceptional typography skills: a deep, working knowledge of type history, type selection, typographic systems, and the expressive power of letterforms in both static and motion contexts.
- Demonstrated experience designing for motion contexts — understanding how graphic systems translate across time, interaction, and screen-based media, and how to brief and collaborate effectively with motion designers and animators.
- Proven ability to lead and develop design teams, providing the kind of creative feedback that makes work better and people grow.
- Strong conceptual thinking — the ability to move from a strategic or editorial brief to a distinct visual point of view, and to articulate that vision compellingly.
- Experience managing and directing multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining quality and creative energy across a full slate of work.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills: able to clearly articulate design decisions and defend creative thinking to clients and internal stakeholders at all levels.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); working knowledge of After Effects and motion design workflows strongly preferred.
- Awareness of and genuine curiosity about emerging tools and technologies — including AI-assisted creative workflows — and a clear point of view on how they can enhance, rather than replace, the quality of the work.
- Experience in broadcast, entertainment, or motion-adjacent design is a significant plus.
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- Retirement plan with 3% Company Match
- Flexible vacation and paid time off
- Reimbursement for continuing education
- Health & wellness perks
- Holiday pay
